A RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES FOR THE 2008 SESSION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2008-03-26/R-1)

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council calls a public hearing for April 14, 2008, on the following potential legislative initiatives for the 2008 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly:

  1. Authorization for Local Water Conservation Strategies (in conjunction with OWASA and other local governmental bodies), including authority to prohibit, in new developments, irrigation systems that are connected to the public potable water system.
  2. Authorization to require payment as an option rather than improved recreation facilities for multi-family development.
  3. Authorization to require payment of parks and recreation fees for non-residential development.
  4. Authorization to require payment in lieu of recreation area where the area required to be provided would be four acres or less in size.
  5. Authorization to require greater energy efficiency and use of renewable energy as part of new development and redevelopment.
  6. Legislation to restrict private restrictive covenants or allow local governments to restrict such covenants that would otherwise require private property owners to consume excess water and energy and prohibit private property owners from installing devices to conserve water and energy.
  7. Authorization to enact ordinances to provide greater protection to historic structures, including the ability to delay issuance of a building permit on any lot on which a historic structure has been demolished and, if needed, legislation to provide protection for structures that have been designated as historic landmarks.
  8. Authorization to increase the local motor vehicle registration fees, with revenues collected dedicated to public transit needs.
  9. Authorization for additional and enhanced taxes and fees to provide additional revenue sources (e.g., ticket tax, non-resident motor vehicle fees, others)”

This the 26th day of March, 2008.